England vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2021 semis: England's tough loss with SA will help them, says Charlotte Edwards

Barring the game against South Africa, which England lost by 10 runs, the Eoin Morgan-led side have hardly been tested in Group 1 of the Super 12 stage, battering the likes of West Indies and Australia as they aim to win their second World T20 title here.

Former England women's team batter Charlotte Edwards feels that England would have been disappointed with the loss to South Africa in their final 'Super 12' game of the ICC T20 World Cup, but it's good they had a tight game ahead of the semifinal against New Zealand later on Wednesday (November 10). "England's final group match against South Africa was a tough one but while they will be disappointed to come out on the wrong side of it, I think it's good they've had a tight game before the semifinal stage of the tournament," said Edwards on Tuesday evening.

Edwards, who illustrious two-decade-long career saw her play 23 Tests, 191 WODIs and close to a 100 WT20I, added that a team is better off during the business end of the tournament if it is pushed to the limits.

"You need to have a game where you're pushed to your limits and they were against the Proteas. Everyone got an opportunity in the batting line-up, as well, which is important you want to be going into the knockout stages with a lot of the squad having had time in the middle.